diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvsi.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvsi.c
index 67a75a5..5529310 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvsi.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvsi.c
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@
 	h_vio_signal(hp->vtermno, VIO_IRQ_ENABLE);
 }
 
-static int hvsi_tiocmget(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file)
+static int hvsi_tiocmget(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	struct hvsi_struct *hp = tty->driver_data;
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
index 44b8412..97e3d50 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
@@ -2648,7 +2648,7 @@
 	   to do here */
 }
 
-static int gsmtty_tiocmget(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
+static int gsmtty_tiocmget(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	struct gsm_dlci *dlci = tty->driver_data;
 	return dlci->modem_rx;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/68360serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/68360serial.c
index 88b1335..2a52cf1 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/68360serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/68360serial.c
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-static int rs_360_tiocmget(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file)
+static int rs_360_tiocmget(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	ser_info_t *info = (ser_info_t *)tty->driver_data;
 	unsigned int result = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/crisv10.c b/drivers/tty/serial/crisv10.c
index bcc31f2..8cc5c02 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/crisv10.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/crisv10.c
@@ -3614,7 +3614,7 @@
 }
 
 static int
-rs_tiocmget(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file)
+rs_tiocmget(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	struct e100_serial *info = (struct e100_serial *)tty->driver_data;
 	unsigned int result;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/ifx6x60.c b/drivers/tty/serial/ifx6x60.c
index b68b96f..4d26d39 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/ifx6x60.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/ifx6x60.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
  *	Map the signal state into Linux modem flags and report the value
  *	in Linux terms
  */
-static int ifx_spi_tiocmget(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
+static int ifx_spi_tiocmget(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	unsigned int value;
 	struct ifx_spi_device *ifx_dev = tty->driver_data;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index 20563c5..53e490e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@
 	return put_user(result, value);
 }
 
-static int uart_tiocmget(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file)
+static int uart_tiocmget(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	struct uart_state *state = tty->driver_data;
 	struct tty_port *port = &state->port;
@@ -913,10 +913,8 @@
 	int result = -EIO;
 
 	mutex_lock(&port->mutex);
-	if ((!file || !tty_hung_up_p(file)) &&
-	    !(tty->flags & (1 << TTY_IO_ERROR))) {
+	if (!(tty->flags & (1 << TTY_IO_ERROR))) {
 		result = uport->mctrl;
-
 		spin_lock_irq(&uport->lock);
 		result |= uport->ops->get_mctrl(uport);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&uport->lock);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 0065da4..fde5a4d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -2465,12 +2465,12 @@
  *	Locking: none (up to the driver)
  */
 
-static int tty_tiocmget(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file, int __user *p)
+static int tty_tiocmget(struct tty_struct *tty, int __user *p)
 {
 	int retval = -EINVAL;
 
 	if (tty->ops->tiocmget) {
-		retval = tty->ops->tiocmget(tty, file);
+		retval = tty->ops->tiocmget(tty);
 
 		if (retval >= 0)
 			retval = put_user(retval, p);
@@ -2655,7 +2655,7 @@
 		return send_break(tty, arg ? arg*100 : 250);
 
 	case TIOCMGET:
-		return tty_tiocmget(tty, file, p);
+		return tty_tiocmget(tty, p);
 	case TIOCMSET:
 	case TIOCMBIC:
 	case TIOCMBIS: